Storm coaches in the thick of it AGAIN!!!!

Saturday 17th October 2009

Hawcoat Park A v Aspull

Draw 15 - 15

Honours even in top table clash

A lovely sunny day was the setting for the top table clash between Hawcoat Park A and Aspull in Barrow.

The game started and barely a breath had been taken when the ball was gathered up by Hawcoat’s forwards, The ball was then released to the fly half Sean “beefy” Balfour who stepped through the Aspull defence and set off head long to the try line being stopped just short, he off loaded to Mr dependable Bennett who dotted down for the opening score – barely thirty seconds gone!!!- .

For the next ten minutes or so Hawcoat had the better of the game, then Aspull broke through on the wing and should have scored but for Gaz Jesson and Mark Burrows bundling out the Aspull player in the in goal area to stop the score.

Shortly after this Mark Petcher came off with a dislocated finger which manager Andy Murray took great delight in relocating, This was then followed by Aspull scoring their first try of the game after a spell of pressure.

Shortly after Beefy then added to Hawcoat’s score with a well taken penalty, Hawcoat then piled on more pressure both forwards and backs combining well to eventually force a gap for Dependable Bennett’s partner, Eddie “battering ram “Aiken to score himself to put Hawcoat Park in a deserving half time lead 15-7.

The second half saw Aspull start well pressuring Hawcoat at every opportunity eventually being awarded a somewhat dubious penalty, putting the score at 15-10 to Hawcoat. The game ebbed and flowed for a time with neither side making inroads until Aspull scored a try levelling the scores with a conversion to come, this being missed left the score at 15-15.

The game then became a battle of the forwards, the Hawcoat backs not really seeing any ball although there were some late surging runs by, you guessed it, Eddie and Andy the gruesome twosome always at the heart of everything good about the A team.

A late penalty missed meant that full time left the honours even.

The A team never once stopped giving 100% out on the pitch a special mention to Mark Burrows and Steve Morrison who played a massive game and had a lot of influence on the match .

I have thoroughly enjoyed A team rugby so far this season and this is down to a very good group of players who do everything out there for each other because of a massive desire to win - long may this continue!!.

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